Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-07-13
STATE ITEMS


registered at the Clifton House, Mil
waukee, on the 9th. Failing to ap-
pear next day his door was broken IN
and he was found dead IN bed. Lit
is supposed to be q case OF suicide.
Two physicians examined Will Eddy
the Eau Claire kleptomaniac, and
gave it as their opinion that he is in
sane, and he will accordingly be COM
mitted to the Northern hospital for
the insane.
ANOTHER new town has been plated
in Ashland County. 1t is named Dog
wood, and is located at the
crossing of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore & Western and Duluth, South
Shore & Atlantic railways.
The body of well-dressed man was
found in the river at Eau Claire. The
remains had been in the water several
weeks and were not identified.
DIR. POWELL, "White Beaver" has
returned to La Crosse from g. trip to
London, where he was guest of Buff
falo Bill.
THE tract OF pine owned by Biglow
& Co., Of Washburn, is large enough
for them to put up mill with a ca
pacity Of 100000 feet per day, and it
IS estimated that it will take twenty
years to dispose OF it.
THE Superior Lumber Company is
extending it's main dock into Ashland
Bay distance of 200 feet. Their
lumber piles are growing rapidly, and
they expect to make heavy shipments
by vessel to eastern markets this
season.
RATS have so undermined the porch
Of the courthouse at La Crosse that it
may give way and cause the large col
umns to fall. The earth in the
neighborhood of the courthouse and
Jail is said to be completely honey
combed with roadways made by the
rodents.
DURING g. fire at Milwaukee which
partially destroyed the cistern factory
OF Edward Brunk, on the Sth, Henry
Dittmer, an employee, went into the
building after his tools and was suffo-
Gated. He died q few moments after
being rescued.
The State Board of Supervision has
awarded to J. G. Corrigan & Co., of
Milwaukee, the following contracts to
supply coal to state institutions;
Northern Hospital, at Winnebago,
5000 tons of Hooking Valley at 81 ,35;
200 tons gas coal at 81 so. Industri
al School at Waukesha, 700 tons
Hooking Valley at 1885. School tor
the Deaf, at Delavan, 800 tons of
Hooking Valley at $4.95. State Pris-
on, at Waupun, 1,2OO tons OF Hook
ing Valley at $4.O5. Unless otherwise
specified, the coal is to be delivered on
track at the various institut ons.
THE city we'll at Madison is 22O feet
deep and has a flow OF lis, 900 gal
Ions in twenty-four hours.
WISCONSIN postmasters appointed:
Jos. Very, Barb Lake. Kewaunee
County; Josephine Heissel, Holder,
Marathon County; Jno. M. Ringness,
Northfeld, Jackson County; Galley J.
Wagley, Peeksville, Ashland County.
THE Irish picnic at Milwaukee on
the 4th netted for the evicted tenants,
about $500.
JOHN HARRIS died on the 7th
at ST. Mary's hospital, Milwau-
kee, from the effects Of injuries re-
ceived by falling through an elevator
shaft, from the second floor to the
basement, In III. Bosworth & Sons
drug store, on East Water Street. He
struck on his head, which was badly
cut, and sustained internal injuries,
which caused his death. Harris was
so years o. age and had been employ
ed at Bosworth's store for thirty
years.
A NEW potato pest is damaging the
crops in Dane county. 1t begins at
the bottom-leaves of the potato plant
and eats upwards until it has cleaned
the hill and then moves on to the next
until the whole field is stripped. The
bugs generally go in shoals Of 200 or
800, and are seldom found singly at
work.
STEVE HENNEsEY, q bridge carpenter
in the employ of the Burlington COM
pany, was drowned at Trempeleau
while bathing in the Mississippi. He
had only worked for the company g.
few days and the whereabouts of his
friends is not positively known, but
supposed to be in WlnOna.
THE state convention OF the Y. M.
G. A. will convene in annual session at
Madison in October. A conference OF
secretaries Of the association will be
held at the same time. 1t is expected
that between 200 and 800 delegates
will be in attendance.
THE police department of the city of
La Crosse has given notice to boys
and men and other persons thus in
clined, to stop playing ball in the
streets
Gov. RUsK occupies new quarters in
the capitol at Madison.
LAST March John Welfnger, La
Crosse ice dealer, while at work at the
river, disappeared, leaving his cap on
the bank. The river was dragged for
the body and reward offered. Tues
day he returned to his family in good
health, having spent the intervening
time in Paris. About his disappear
ance he will only say ne was too sick
to work.
WILL EDDY, the young man who
was recently discovered to have pill